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- Vol 51 No 4
- 19/02/2010
Beating up the bankers
A Congressional probe shows how banks in the USA welcomed stolen funds from Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Nigeria
- Vol 51 No 4
- 19/02/2010
If you sincerely want to be rich
In February, the United States Senate Subcommittee on Investigations produced evidence on the transfer of illicit and suspect funds from African regimes to the USA. Its report highlighted lax US regulatory standards and the dubious activities of high-prof...
- Vol 51 No 3
- 05/02/2010
More money for the military
The Pentagon is expanding the reach and role of its new Africa command after a shaky start
- Vol 51 No 3
- 05/02/2010
Who’s who in Africom
Theresa Whelan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for African Affairs, General William ‘Kip’ Ward, Commander, Africom, Anthony Holmes, Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Activities, and Vice-Admiral Robert T. Moeller, Deputy, Military Operatio...
- Vol 51 No 3
- 05/02/2010
Warriors and diplomats
The United States Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany, represents a remarkable shift in policy over little more than a decade. In 1995, a Defense Department memorandum concluded that ‘America’s security interests in Africa are very limited’ and that ‘ult...
- Vol 51 No 2
- 22/01/2010
A slow return to growth
Africa suffered less than had been feared from the recession and its exports are set to recover this year thanks to buoyant demand from Asia
- Vol 51 No 2
- 22/01/2010
BRIC building
'African assets were undervalued and China's presence has helped correct that, whether in bonds or foreign direct investment', said Victor Lopes, Africa Economist at Standard Chartered Bank. Multinationals from the BRICs - emerging nations Brazil, Rus...
- Vol 50 No 24
- 04/12/2009
The East takes on the South
The new team of Eurocrats has little experience of Africa and may be surprised by what it finds
- Vol 50 No 24
- 04/12/2009
Mr Chambas goes to Brussels
After Mohammed ibn Chambas takes over as Secretary General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group in Brussels on 1 March 2010, he will have to fight hard to reassert the coherence and sense of direction of this important lobby group and its relations...
- Vol 50 No 23
- 20/11/2009
The smugglers make their fortunes
The more embargoes and sanctions, the higher the rate of return for international arms dealers
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